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I believe in London they didn't offer an alternative for VA FFs while their Heathrow lounge was being refurbished but hopefully they will here, given the larger market.

Priority check-in isn't listed in the guide for SQ but according to the Velocity website it is a benefit for both Gold and Platinum passengers. https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/flying-status/flying-with-status/platinum-membership#60

No particular route stands out for me but if I had to choose one, I would go with BNE-CNS. Departs from their primary hub, long intrastate route with half a dozen or so daily flights, biggest operator on the route (Qantas sometimes matches frequency admittedly, but with smaller aircraft) and...

Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Newcastle When: July 2024 Status: Platinum Ambassador Rate: $210/night (Visa partner rate) Booked: 1 King Bed Standard Extra Floor Space Received: 1 King Bed Standard Extra Floor Space (no higher room categories offered) Third visit to this hotel, although the first...

Same glasses, just the angle.

Hotel: Crowne Plaza Hobart When: July 2024 Status: Platinum Ambassador Rate: $305/night (Book Now, Pay Later rate) Booked: 2 Double Standard Lounge Access Received: 2 Double Standard Lounge Access (nothing in a higher category with double beds available, however we were allocated a harbour...

You're right indeed! Had a look and turns out I've had it myself last year.

14/07/24 | VA1537 | HBA to SYD Heading home to Sydney on the 8:25pm flight on a Sunday night, great way to maximise a weekend in Hobart! No lounge at HBA and even the QF lounge was closed for the evening so the terminal was super busy; they did have some live music though which was nice and...

Update, finally showed up this morning with both regular credits and TSCs at the same time. Probably the longest wait I've had for credits to post but at least they eventually did arrive!

Still waiting on both ordinary and TSCs to post from a flight Sunday night. Odd as I've found mine usually post within an hour or so of landing!

Those load factors are higher than I expected! Apart from DSC/TSC status runs it's personally hard to justify taking the route. As least for Sydney, direct Y flights are competitive and ANA seems to do direct J for about $3k return quite regularly.

10/06/24 | VA443 | ADL to SYD Heading home to Sydney on the 8pm flight. I checked out from my hotel at 4pm which gave me plenty of time to explore the Adelaide lounge. This wasn't open the last time I visited in 2020 so it was great to finally experience it! Would be nice if they rolled out the...

Fingers crossed for you! I feel it was related more to the room category I was upgraded into rather than being status-related; this was my first time using the Confirmable Suite Upgrade reward and I'm not sure how it works, particularly in relation to whether they see any mention of it on the...

Hotel: InterContinental Adelaide When: June 2024 Status: Platinum Ambassador Rate: $191/night (Book Now, Pay Later rate with Breakfast) Booked: 1 King Classic City View Received: 1 King Junior Suite Club Lounge Access City View (used Confirmable Suite Upgrade reward, no further upgrades...

07/06/24 | VA434 | SYD to ADL Quick Adelaide getaway to make the most of the long weekend. As has become the norm, the Sydney lounge is very busy at this time of the afternoon but thankfully the upstairs section was open. Would be nice in future if they offered some drinks up there (even just...

Great news! Keen to see this up and running.

Agree, I think they're just trying to prove they are serious about Australia and deserve extra slots. Still, funny to imagine people booking this and traveling Qsuites all the way from Europe only to board a VA 737 for the last leg 😄

Menu choices look great! Looking forward to trying them shortly. Neither the press release nor the Executive Traveller article specified if the dessert is reserved only for longer flights. I presume so but would be nice if they cleared that up.

Interesting, I cancelled an existing J booking and when trying to rebook the exact same flight I get an error that a duplicate exists and it won't let me proceed. Must take some time for the system to process the cancellation of the existing booking. Not a big deal for me as there was another...

TRIPLE! That's good enough for me to cancel and rebook my next trip.